Conservatory Dance: Beginner/Intermediate
2023 Applications Are Now Closed!
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Frequently Asked QuestionsSupport
Is there an audition requirement for this program?
Yes. We require that all students apply for their course of interest by submitting an application, including supplemental materials, before registration. The materials will be used in the following ways:
- Reviewed for placement into appropriate levels, if needed.
- Shared with the course instructor(s) so they may prepare curriculum that meets the needs and goals of each student.
Students applying for our dance courses must answer a series of questions and submit one (1) short Placement Video.
Placement Video should be no more than three (3) minutes in total length demonstrating the student's ability in the following styles:
- Ballet
- Demi-pointe or Pointe
- Modern
- Jazz
- Hip-Hop
Video must show the applicant only. Video of groups/ensembles will not be accepted. Video should be uploaded to a secure, file-sharing website (Dropbox, Google Drive, WeTransfer, YouTube, etc.). We highly recommend that you prepare your Placement Video prior to accessing the program application to make the process easier.
Once all materials are received and reviewed, students will receive an email notifying them of their placement in either our Beginner/Intermediate class or our Advanced/Pre-College class, along with a link to register for the course.
Depending on enrollment the two levels of our Conservatory Dance classes may be combined.
I have never danced before ⎼ is this program right for me?
No. This Academy is geared for students with dance experience and who are considering pursuing dance in college and/or for their career.
Will students have opportunities to perform during this program?
Yes. In addition to daily technique classes, students will prepare for a culminating showcase for friends and family on the final day.
For more information about the program, please see our general FAQs.
Artist Support
These last several years have been difficult for all of us in many ways. The arts have been hit particularly hard because so much of the work we do requires physical closeness and interaction. While prioritizing the health and safety of our participants, instructors, and staff, we also need to support our community of artists.
The Summer Academies in the Arts program provides advanced young artists the tools they will need as they develop their technical and artistic skills in preparation for applications and audition material for college and career pursuits. It also provides much needed employment for our team of instructors ⎼ practicing artists themselves.
If you are able, please consider making a gift of any amount to support the Summer Academies in the Arts program. Your contribution will make a significant impact by supporting the artists who make it possible.
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The University of California, Irvine, campus is located on the homelands of the Kizh (Gabrieleño), Acjachemen (Juaneño) and Payómkawichum (Luiseño) peoples, who are the original stewards of the land colonially known as Irvine, California. This region extends from the Santa Ana River to Aliso Creek and beyond. As a land grant institution member, we acknowledge these Indigenous Peoples as traditional land caretakers who, in the face of settler colonialism, continue to claim their place and act as stewards to protect their ancestral lands as they have for the past 8,000 years. Additionally, these lands have been shaped by Latino, Japanese, Vietnamese, Filipino and Chinese laborers who have built roads and railroads and worked California crop fields, as well as the African Americans in the Civilian Conservation Corps that helped make (southern) California National Parks what they are today.
We pause to acknowledge the colonial devastation of stolen land, genocide, and forced labor that founded much of the social and economic infrastructure upon which we currently live, work and prosper. We also consider the many legacies of violence, displacement, migration and settlement that bring us here today.
UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts recognizes and respects Indigenous Peoples and the enduring relationship between them and their traditional territories. It is essential for the UCI community to acknowledge this history as the first step towards honoring the native people and beginning the healing process.
Today this meeting place is home to many Indigenous Peoples from all over the world, including UCI faculty, students and staff. We respectfully honor and recognize the original and current caretakers of this land, water, and air: The Kizh, Acjachemen and Payómkawichum peoples and all their ancestors and descendants, past, present and future. We are grateful to have the opportunity to live and work on these homelands.
Information for our acknowledgement is informed and inspired by efforts made throughout UCI and other related cultural institutions, including the Kizh Nation Gabrieleño Band of Mission Indians public information, UCI Libraries, Sue and Bill Gross School of Nursing, UCI Sustainability Resource Center, and UC Riverside Native American Student Programs and Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion land acknowledgement.
Learn more by visiting the websites Native Land and UCI Community Resilience.